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A total of 475 organ transplants were performed in Ecuador, until August 2023. If compared to 2022, a growth of 17% is seen, that is, last year there were 405 organ transplants.  Mauricio Espinel, executive director of the National Institute for Organ, Tissue and Cell Donation...

Ecuador and the United States signed a new cooperation agreement, this time focused on combating drug trafficking, illegal fishing and migrant smuggling. President Guillermo Lasso’s six-day visit to the United States concluded with the signing of another cooperation...

This Wednesday, September 27, Tourism Day is commemorated. Ecuador has two towns in the ranking of the best rural destinations recommended worldwide to visit. Whether due to its nature or its culture, its infrastructure or its development, there are two towns in Ecuador that are...

The Quaker brand has been present in the world market for 146 years, since it was founded by Henry Seymour and William Heston. In 1877 they named it Quaker Mill Company, in the United States, and it was the first breakfast cereal brand in that country. Its arrival in Ecuador...

The Ministry of the Environment activated biosafety protocols to reduce the risk of dispersion of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos National Park Directorate confirmed this Tuesday, September 19, 2023, that the presence of influenza or avian...

The Emergency Operations Committee (COE) changed the state of alert due to the El Niño phenomenon in Ecuador. This resolution was adopted during a meeting at the ECU-911 facilities in Quito; It was chaired by Vice President Alfredo Borrero.  The alert status changed from yellow...

In the province of Pastaza, birthplace of seven nationalities in the country, the event was held to incorporate 65,000 new hectares to the Socio Bosque II Project (PSB), which are under the custody of two Achuar communities: Mashientzi and Tinkias. This event was led by the...

The Italian mafia is less violent, with an interest in the technological world and focused on expanding through Ecuador and other Latin American nations, according to a recent study. The latest semi-annual report from Italy’s Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate (DIA)...

The INEC estimates that the real population figure shown by the 2022 Census is around 17.5 million inhabitants, since there was a drop in the birth rate. The number of births in Ecuador was lower than expected since 2010. That is one of the first findings of the 2022 Population...

Defense Minister Luis Lara explained what the memorandum of understanding between Ecuador and the United States consists of. This Wednesday, September 13, 2023, Lara pointed out that no economic allocations are contemplated by the agreement. Lara pointed out that the exchange of...